The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-27

Az Will Do seen from the DlCtuTe,. inc CnurCH
which was designed by Architect William A.
Better 0nsrv in achndI sn 2 special ess,ol building Id H., for the the
group Is located on the southeast corner Of 1920
street and Sixth Avenue venue, The corner sn1e building i Ing
Corner " ii in order that as much light as possible
could be. obtained for it; It runs the entire
length e Of the lot rE on Sixth avenue and is 100
rooms and a library on the street floor and four
large rooms on the next floor above. The rooms
s sGe tS Ssps on osaa Sy mo each t Iaor mSH Be n9 eTroSn
open into one grand hall. The e%ntrancs
ing on i22d street. It is Intended that the main
second. floor. It Is, Pastor StanGer's Intention
to grade the, school something after the man
ner Of the public schools. There VIII be an in
promote the little ones through, these grades,
ereasing Years and knowledge permit.
Tho church is built In the -, form m OF, Of 2 Greek
tower one Of the entrances to the church is ar
building Of the group. and. is located east OF
tho church and the north transept Of the
S q a 9Sl,d i e npSth TO the snt sSu to E IN l0 ths h snd at th sSs
end OF tho Sunday school building on Sixth
avenue. The four arms Of the cross where
Iuby lltcTStcJ II lICultu VIZ Eo WILL
circular arches. of between fifty and sixty feet
span. and IN the north md md south tEansepfts
T fsa4 q a abe i chaoesi to the nh end is6 n the 5rG nave eh is
to the other is % feet. The chanceiis arranged
the altar being placed In the centre OF the
chancel and not against the rear wall. The
e%hancel Is arranged Tor 2 vested ff 6 or a aa,i
The roof OF the church is finished Il in oak. as
- 20, ,l,n thn nup- n I'D nhannnl fnrriftra 1ha
exterior OF the. church is. Romanesque. The
walls are to be built Of pinkish gray sand
s satien t which IN t Tlith s6 5sa Of fa a baiidins 9 SSmP Be
strikingly beautiful. The roof will be covered
\ tower is 81 feet square on the ground.
and is $50 feet high. with a low. pointed tile
roof. The entrances are ornamented with re-
sssfsa elTHf S / ss,, columns s1sne C ci the of towes Sss
two large windows, treated with groups OF
clustered columns in jams and piers. The up
per stage Of the tower Is treated with an ar
cade carried on clustered columns.
Tho seating capacity 81 the ground hoor Is
p pSe H" Of = i,9 H. i The seating aHG, Capacity Of the
building now occupied by the congregation Is
about $50. but there are many more calls for
1921 street, IS an English basement structure
four stories high, and is arranged within AS
,Workmen are now engaged on the founda-
tions Of The group I'D; There Tbd is tdt : 1900 SH.+ in p, the the
RRS otter ssy Is e tss sesSoi r ba ihaGSsS Will f be TssSa
for use in september OF next year, and the
en HE Society os eH''s Of Holy Trinity Church Of Har-
lem was organized d Sn Jnne r. H. dsGs; TIE p tlrft
Messrs. deeree Rlchmond, Ghas. i. AIvord, ].
Townsend, George y. sBuskhout,, Jacob H.val-.
s RI n 4 sp ToH Boswell b e. E0 afs9R. an ySsfMtF #, 2 2;
Asvo %ill hreaf Nsilson m &o9 Rkis se'' Rhe w site 'a az
125th street and Fifth avenue was purchased
s ss4ric 2 e ON May f g. ls4Sl s Ms! M Il WEI SPe resisn aef
Cd II by the Rev. Dr.. il. il. MMeKim in tho Sovom.
On Ash Wednesday, Feb. II, 1880, the church
was destroyed by fire., but the congregation
129th street, and the services were continued
VII np%rd ip' err na. Goo, ph9 6s siGgSn %on under dsrs the 3,
was ready. That building. tho present church,
Is almost counterpart OF tho one that WIS
04 The Iadies'; Benevolent, Society was organ
a iTsa IN n N9BS sse6b:r 1891 $751; the the saf Fsaish A Asso sa.
tho Woman's Missionary, Society IN the same
Mission was organi1sd; and The Mission Sun
1880. mission services were commenced In q
hall at Second avenue and 10th. street. This
mission has since prospered, until a very hand
some and commodlous structure has been
erected In East 18th street to accommodate
II. The Parochial Temperance Society was
formed on May IS, 1878. and a day nursery was
Or Monday evening. Feb. 81, 1881, a meeting
in the interests OF temperance was held In the
church. to which neighboring clergy were in
yited. II was out Of this meeting that the
Church Temperance Society grew-an %associa-
ops as Its Vice. Presidents. has been endorsed
by thirty-one d~ioceses, and has become the
recognized exponent Of temperance in the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church In the United States.
The Rev. DR.. McKim. resigned in the autumn
OF 1855. The church vas without a rector
thereafter until this fall, when the Row, DR.: l,
N. Stranger OF Cincinnati was secured. He be-
gan his work on, Sept. j 1887, He found Q
nominal membership on the books Of 664, but
search has failed to find them all In fact. An
II linn %ls , sHIesssipn 10 Of = ns rsnidI fSf in.r ssw fan at.
tsndsnce at every service. The old church
could not hold them all. At the first business
meeting presided oyer by the new rector the
question Of providing accommodations for
those who desired TO attend this church came
up. and 1t was decided to bny the plot since
purchased and build n new church. A building
cointn!tten, with the rector ~, Chairman; was
selected. Frederick Tlnson, Edward kendricE,
\. A. Black. John Christensen. and George
Wupperman being the other members. The
Sld , siss c Sss sS Tbs 70 n the a synsgos g91 a dsrssl t9t
the contract for the foundations Of the church,
and ground was broken the last of October.
The Roy. DIR. StRnRor came to this city from